UFC 172: Official Fight Card as of 2/4/14

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones will be defending his championship for the seventh time against Brazilian striking standout Glover Teixeira on April 26th in Baltimore, Maryland.  If you haven't checked out the official fight card recently below we have the up-to-date fight card.  Fight order is not final.

Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira

Anthony Johnson vs. Phil Davis

Jake Ellenberger vs. Tarec Saffiedine

Luke Rockhold vs. Tim Boetsch

Joseph Benavidez vs. Tim Elliott

Joe Ellenberger vs. Yancy Medeiros

Max Holloway vs. Andre Fili

Bethe Correia vs. Jessamyn Duke

UFC 172:Tarec Saffiedine and Jake Ellenberger Rescheduled

Earlier this year, the UFC  broughtin the new year with a UFC Fight Night card in Singapore.  The card was originally scheduled to have Tarec Saffiedine and Jake Ellenberger, but Ellenberger was forced to pull out due to an injury. It has been announced that the two men will now go to war at UFC 172 which is headlined by a title fight between Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira.

UFC Fight Night 34 Singapore

Main Card:

Tarec Saffiedine defeats Hyun Gyu Lim by unanimous decision
Tatsuya Kawajiri defeats Sean Soriano via submission (rear-naked choke) second round
Kiichi Kunimoto defeats Luiz Dutra by DQ (illegal elbows) first round
Kang Kyun Ho defeats Shunichi Shimizu via submission (arm-triangle) third round

Primary Card:

Max Holloway defeats Will Chope by TKO second round
Katsunori Kikuno defeats Quinn Mulhern by unanimous decision
Royston Wee defeats Dave Galera by unanimous decision
Mairbek Taisumov defeats Tae Hyun Bang by unanimous decision
Dustin Kimura defeats Jon Delos Reyes via submission (armbar) first round
Russell Doane defeats Leandro Issa via submission (triangle choke) second round

UFC Fight Night 34 Singapore: Weigh-in Results

Main Card:

Hyun Gyu Lim (171) VS Tarec Saffiedine (170)
Sean Soriano (145) VS Tatsuya Kawajiri (145)
Luiz ‘Besouro’ Dutra (171) VS Kiichi Kunimoto (171)
Shunichi Shimizu (135) VS Kyung Ho Kang (136)

Preliminary Card:

Will Chope (146) VS Max Holloway (146)
Quinn Mulhern (155) VS Katsunori Kikuno (156)
David Galera (136) VS Royston Wee (134)
Tae Hyun Bang (156) VS Mairbek Taisumov (155)
Jon Delos Reyes (135) VS Dustin Kimura (135)
Russell Doane (135) VS Leandro Issa (136)

Jake Ellenberger and Tarec Saffiedine in Singapore

The UFC has announced that Jake Ellenberger and the last Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Tarec Saffiedine will be going to battle in Singapore as the headlining bout for the Asian card.

This will be Jake Ellenberger's first fight since his boring decision loss to Rory MacDonald in July of this year.  This will be Tarec Saffiedine's first fight in the UFC. Saffiedine defeated Nate Marquardt in January to become the last Strikeforce Welterweight Champion has yet to fight since then due to injuries.

This match has the potential to be a barn burner if both men go out and perform how they have in the past. It is an important match for both of the men who both need a win for different reasons.  Jake Ellenberger needs to make up for his poor performance against MacDonald in order to stay in the mix at 170 lbs.  Saffiedine needs to win in order to get in the mix at 170 lbs. Though Saffiedine was the last Strikeforce champion, he still needs to make a case in the UFC by defeating Ellenberger and extending his current 4-fight win streak.